Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.497 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Botswana stood at 0.497 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.7% on the previous year and up 165.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Botswana peaked at 4.29 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0928 kg per person, in 2017.
Botswana ranks 12th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.29 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8848 kg per person | -79.4% |
| 1963 | 0.89 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8441 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5714 kg per person | -32.3% |
| 1966 | 1.1 kg per person | +92.7% |
| 1967 | 3.8 kg per person | +244.7% |
| 1968 | 1.13 kg per person | -70.3% |
| 1969 | 2.17 kg per person | +92.8% |
| 1970 | 2.4 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 3.59 kg per person | +49.6% |
| 1972 | 1.83 kg per person | -49.2% |
| 1973 | 1.13 kg per person | -38.3% |
| 1974 | 1.93 kg per person | +71.8% |
| 1975 | 1.75 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 1.86 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 1.57 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9683 kg per person | -38.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5113 kg per person | -47.2% |
| 1980 | 1.64 kg per person | +219.9% |
| 1981 | 1.49 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4034 kg per person | -72.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3741 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4986 kg per person | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8454 kg per person | +69.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9483 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 1987 | 1.07 kg per person | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 2.55 kg per person | +137.5% |
| 1989 | 1.91 kg per person | -25.2% |
| 1990 | 1.4 kg per person | -26.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8577 kg per person | -38.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4878 kg per person | -43.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7078 kg per person | +45.1% |
| 1994 | 1.37 kg per person | +92.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9016 kg per person | -34.0% |
| 1996 | 1.36 kg per person | +51.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5192 kg per person | -61.9% |
| 1998 | 0.211 kg per person | -59.3% |
| 1999 | 0.358 kg per person | +69.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2396 kg per person | -33.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2976 kg per person | +24.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2828 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5911 kg per person | +109.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3541 kg per person | -40.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3111 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.381 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4015 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3098 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4051 kg per person | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4018 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3504 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2517 kg per person | -28.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1874 kg per person | -25.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2819 kg per person | +50.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5062 kg per person | +79.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3859 kg per person | -23.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0928 kg per person | -75.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6476 kg per person | +597.8% |
| 2019 | 0.473 kg per person | -27.0% |
| 2020 | 1.19 kg per person | +150.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6608 kg per person | -44.3% |
| 2022 | 1.07 kg per person | +62.3% |
| 2023 | 0.497 kg per person | -53.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.497 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0102 kg per person, 48.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.497 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1813 kg per person, 2.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +597.8% | 0.0928 kg per person | 0.6476 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.74 kg per person | 0.5714 kg per person | 4.29 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.75 kg per person | 0.5113 kg per person | 3.59 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 kg per person | 0.3741 kg per person | 2.55 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8167 kg per person | 0.211 kg per person | 1.4 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3574 kg per person | 0.2396 kg per person | 0.5911 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3579 kg per person | 0.0928 kg per person | 0.6476 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.854 kg per person | 0.497 kg per person | 1.19 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More climate change data for Botswana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 17.55 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,640 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,846 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 137.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0531 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Botswana?
- Sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Botswana was 0.497 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.29 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0928 kg per person in 2017.
- How does Botswana rank for sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 12th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.